Here’s another court case that Trump will lose. Add it to the list.
Inspectors General Sue Trump Administration
The Wall Street Journal reports Inspectors General Sue Trump Administration After Being Fired by President
Eight inspectors general fired by President Trump in late January filed a lawsuit against the administration Wednesday alleging their termination violated the law, adding to dozens of other legal challenges facing the president at the start of his new term.
About 17 inspectors general were fired last month in a Friday night purge by the White House, which didn’t publicly announce the moves or provide an explanation as to why the officials lost their jobs. The firings led to concerns from both Democrats and some Republicans that the administration might have violated federal rules that require advance notice to Congress before such firings.
The suit cites federal laws that say presidents must give a 30-day notification to Congress and provide specific reasons for terminations of an inspector general. Congress strengthened the IG Act three years ago after Trump’s moves against inspectors general in his first term.
The lawsuit says the IGs who were fired lost access to their email accounts and computer systems and were blocked from entering the buildings where they worked. Such actions “constituted illegal interference with the IGs’ official duties,” the lawsuit states. Because the firings were allegedly illegal, the plaintiffs “remain duly appointed IGs of their respective agencies,” it states.
Democrats widely denounced the firings, and even some Republicans raised concerns. “I’d like further explanation from President Trump. Regardless, the 30-day detailed notice of removal that the law demands wasn’t provided to Congress,” Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a longtime champion of independent IGs, said after the firings were made public.
The above paragraph by Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is all you need to know.
Trump did not give notice nor explain the actions.
Rather than go about this legally, Trump went about this illegally. That jeopardizes even a legitimate case for dismissal.
Trump will lose in court, and then perhaps a second time because of the way he went about this.
The Elon Musk Sponsored, Ted Mack Legal Amateur Hour
It’s not the least bit surprising these cases are going against Trump.
On February 9, I commented The Elon Musk Sponsored, Ted Mack Legal Amateur Hour
The problem with the DOGE approach is the mission may backfire spectacularly.
What to Expect from a USAID Shutdown
- My constitutional law expert says “Contractors will sue. There will have been no valid legal basis for stopping contract payments. So, under the contracts, the federal government will pay a bundle in penalties and equitable adjustments.“
- The courts will force a reversal. And no good will come from this approach.
This is the Elon Musk sponsored, Ted Mack Legal Amateur Hour.
I am not against DOGE. I am not against Trump either. In fact, I am openly cheering DOGE.
All I ask, and unfortunately it seems too much to ask, is Presidents uphold the law.
February 11, 2025: Two Key Court Rulings Go Against Trump. Expect More of the Same
A judge accuses Trump of defying a court order. Surprise Not.
February 12, 2025: Contrary to Viral Nonsense, the Court Did Not Threaten Trump with Arrest
Let’s investigate viral nonsense that got tens of millions of views.
I fail to see the merit in preceding down paths the courts are guaranteed to overturn, and rightfully so.